Mary Watson becomes this voice of wisdom, which dictates the boys how to behave.
GUARDIAN REVIEW SHERLOCK SERIES 3 TV
The post-mortem message from Mary to Sherlock via a DVD seems to be a too common plot, especially for a TV Show, which is usually very inventive. Maybe the creators of the show tried too hard to answer this question at some points. Will Sherlock finally be able to be the hero and the good man who he claims to be? That is the big question. The danger, as with all great dangers, comes from the inside. They clearly are the new challenges of the show. Hence, this new series is not about solving external problems, but solving those related to the intimacy of the characters.
Young Sherlock dreaming of himself as a pirate, the reappearance of Moriarty, Watson flirting with a mysterious girl, Redbeard, the East Wind… it all makes sense. Obviously, as nothing is left to chance in Sherlock, everything ends up connected, even the minor events. Seeing Andrew Scott playing this near-mythical character is a great delight. Moriarty also makes his great return (more or less) and as usual is just as insane as funny. The very pragmatic Mycroft Holmes even turns out to have breaches where Mommy and Daddy are far from being thrilled about it. He is then the only one able to grow up (emotionally) while the two others fly over the world, which makes him the real genius and the answer to all our problems. However, Sherlock with his ‘lower’ intelligence is the most equipped to adapt to the society.
Mycroft and Euros are definitively presented as the two geniuses of the family, Euros exceeding all the expectations. The hidden sister of Sherlock and Mycroft is played tremendously well by Siân Brooke. Euros is at the very centre of this episode. Some will undoubtedly regret this evolution which leaves less place to eccentrics’ intrigues, others will be delighted to finally obtain the answers they awaited so much about Sherlock’s past. The series has become a psychological thriller more than a simple detective story. The third episode “The Final Problem” does not leave any more doubt. The episode ends with an enormous cliffhanger: the hidden brother of Sherlock is actually a sister who is none other than John’s therapist and is named Euros (why make it simple when we can make it complicated!). The two friends obviously finally make up. There are an unpleasant, very antipathetic and completely psychotic villain, Culverton Smith (played by Toby Jones), a junkie Sherlock and an angry Watson, the whole within a well tied up intrigue. This episode is also the one, which most follows the line of the previous series in terms of bounces and actions. The feeling of drifting away finally diminishes, as it clearly appears that the series has taken a psychological turn. Besides, he suffers from hallucinations and sees and talks to Mary everywhere he goes.
In the second episode “The Lying Detective” John Watson is ‘somewhat’ upset by the death of his wife and thus ignores Sherlock. If this tragic end is sad, it ensures the following episodes to have more stamina. Unable to remain silent, he inevitably ends up generating a dangerous situation, which leads to Mary’s death. This being said, we are quickly reassured at the end of the episode, as he seems to regain his normal behaviour. Moreover, the Sherlock’s new obsession to be the guardian angel of Mary is bugging. Compared to Magnussen and Moriarty, the spy chasing Mary seems to be a quite bland character. Besides, the absence of a great villain is regrettable. Mary is caught up by her past, not too surprisingly. The first episode of the series “The Six Thatchers” was slightly flat compared to what we were used to. No matter what one may say, though it, unswervingly, remains a bright TV show within an audiovisual landscape sometimes a little bit insipid. The show took a new turn as much for the best as for the worst. However, the new adventures of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson are quite disruptive. The Series 4 of Sherlock has just come to an end and the TV Show did not lose its humour, the actors are definitively brilliant and the writing is still excellent.
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